Please move this tag to the talk page:  | The article The Most Famous Shot in WNBA History was nominated for deletion. The debate was closed on 6 December 2009 with a consensus to merge the content into 1999 WNBA Championship. If you find that such action has not been taken promptly, please consider assisting in the merger instead of re-nominating the article for deletion. To discuss the merger, please use this talk page. Do not remove this template after completing the merger. A bot will replace it with {{ afd-merged-from}}. | The 1999 WNBA Championship was the championship series of the 1999 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Houston Comets, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference, defeated the New York Liberty, top-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, two games to one in a best-of-three series. This was Houston's third title. The Comets made their third appearance in the Finals in franchise history. The Liberty made their second Finals appearance. Going into the series, no other team except the Houston Comets had ever won a WNBA championship (1997 and 1998). The Comets had a 26-6 record (.813), good enough to receive home-court advantage over the Liberty (18-14). [edit] Road to the finals | Houston Comets | | New York Liberty | 26–6 (.813)
1st West, 1st overall | Regular season | 28–14 (.563)
1st East, 4th overall | | Received a bye | Conference Semifinals | Received a bye | | Defeated the (2) Los Angeles Sparks, 2–1 | Conference Finals | Defeated the (3) Charlotte Sting, 2–1 | [edit] Regular season series The Comets and the Liberty split the regular season series: [edit] Game summaries All times listed below are Eastern Daylight Time. [edit] Game 1 [edit] Game 2 Teresa Weatherspoon hit a 50-footer at the buzzer to tie the series at two games apiece. [edit] Game 3 [edit] Awards [edit] Rosters | 1999 Houston Comets Finals roster | | Players | Coaches | | Pos. | # | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | From | | 3.5 F | 4 | BRA  | Arcain, Janeth | 71 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 147 lb (67 kg) | Brazil | | 1.5 G | 14 | USA  | Cooper, Cynthia | 70 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Southern California | | 1.5 G | 34 | USA | Henning, Sonja | 67 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | 143 lb (65 kg) | Stanford | | 3.5 F | 23 | USA | Jackson, Tammy | 74 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Florida | | 5.0 C | 40 | USA | Lamb, Monica (IN) | 77 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | Southern California | | 3.5 F | 24 | Israel  | Nikolich, Mila | 75 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | Israel | | 1.5 G | 21 | USA | Rizzotti, Jennifer | 66 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 146 lb (66 kg) | Connecticut | | 3.5 F | 22 | USA | Swoopes, Sheryl | 72 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 145 lb (66 kg) | Texas Tech | | 3.5 F | 7 | USA | Thompson, Tina | 74 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | Southern California | | 5.0 C | 15 | Bulgaria  | Tzekova, Polina | 76 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | Bulgaria | | 3.5 F | 13 | Spain  | Valdemoro, Amaya | 73 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Spain | | 5.0 C | 52 | USA | Wolters, Kara | 79 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 227 lb (103 kg) | Connecticut | | - Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Unknown
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
 Injured | | 1999 New York Liberty Finals roster | | Players | Coaches | | Pos. | # | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | From | | 1.5 G | 25 | USA | Hammon, Becky | 66 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 136 lb (62 kg) | Colorado State | | 5.0 C | 34 | USA | Hampton, Kym | 74 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Arizona State | | 1.5 G | 55 | USA | Johnson, Vickie | 69 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Louisiana Tech | | 1.5 G | 12 | USA | Jones-Young, Carolyn (IN) | 69 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Auburn | | 5.0 C | 5 | USA | Lacy, Venus | 75 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 234 lb (106 kg) | Louisiana Tech | | 5.0 C | 50 | USA | Lobo, Rebecca | 76 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Connecticut | | 3.5 F | 3 | USA | Robinson, Crystal | 70 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | | 5.0 C | 31 | USA | VanGorp, Michele | 78 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | Duke | | 1.5 G | 4 | USA | Washington, Coquese | 66 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 138 lb (63 kg) | Notre Dame | | 1.5 G | 11 | USA | Weatherspoon, Teresa | 68 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | Louisiana Tech | | 3.5 F | 44 | USA | Whitmore, Tamika | 74 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Memphis | | 3.5 F | 23 | USA | Wicks, Sue | 75 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | Rutgers | | 1.5 G | 13 | USA | Witherspoon, Sophia | 70 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 145 lb (66 kg) | Florida | | - Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Unknown
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (IN) Inactive
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
| [edit] External links |
